Fishing-reel



F. McKIMMY.

FISHING REEL; APPLICATION FILED FEB. 1-11 1920.

Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

F. McKIMMY.

FISHING REEL.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 11. 1920.

Patented Sept. 21, 1920.

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assistant,

To all whom it may concern. I 1

and useful Improvements in Fishing-Reels, of which the following is aspecification.

The present invention relates to certain. new and useful improvements in"fishing. reels, and has for its object to provide a device of thischaracter which embodies novel features of construction whereby thespool is automatically disengaged from the driving gear so as to runfreely When castthe line thereon.

ing or paying out the line, although v it is instantly connectedwit-hthe driving gear as soon as thecrank handle is rotated to trate oneipossible embodiment of the in've n ition,-;the numerals-1 and-.2designate tw o opposed he'ads whichhave' "a spaced relation i and areconnected by the usual tie bar s-'3 The head'l ishollow'to provide ahousing turn the spool for the purpose of winding Further objects of theliable to break orget out of repair, and

' With these and other ob invention consists in certainnovelcomblnations and arrangements of the parts as Wlll 1 more fullyappear as the description proceeds, the novel features thereof beingpointed out in the appended claims. For a full understanding of theinven-, tion, reference is to be had to the following description andaccompanying drawings, in

' which 1 Figure 1 is a front elevation of'a'fishing reelconstructe'd'in accordance with the in-' 1 vention.- 1

Fig. 2 is 7 an enlarged sectional view through the end of the reelwithin which with the reel. 7

the .driving mechanism is mounted.

Fig. '3 .is a detached View of the shaft and clutch mechanism. i v iFig. 4 is an end view of'the spool, showin the clutch ring thereon.

b o u I shaft and clutch mechanism 1n connection Fig. 6 is an enlargedView of the hollow head or end plate within which the driving gear forthe spool is mounted, parts being broken away and shown in section,lOOkIII Sir mi ficiation of ltetters ratentlj' Application filedFehruary. 11, 19,201 Serial 1110; 357,922,"

freely on' the. shaft.

cated in all the views. of lthejdrawings' the same reference characters.I, i

invention are to provide a fishing reel of this a character which iscomparatively-simple 'and-inexpensive in its construction, which isnothead's, -theextremities oi the shaft, bein -received within the usualbearingsfi. guitable oil holes 4are provided -'together' v V I v means4" for attachmeHtofthe line) ects in view, the

. outwardly from the hollow head 1,"the. ou'ter end of the shafthaving'a conventional han j I 1 1 5 is a similar view, showing the v 1ed upon an enlarged portion 5 of the shaft- 5, said enlarged-portion oftheshaft'being arranged between the disk 16 and the pinion I the shaftand cooperates with the disk 16 to 'F tra nsv er'se. viewfion. the line7+7. of Fig-E13, looking in the dire'ction of the-arrows, p Y

' Fig; 8. is a transve rse sectional' view on '1' {the linef88 of' F-ig;3,'1 bki inpthdircfl tlon of -.-the arrows, and Jalso. showing the end"of theisp'ooh the" clutch beingi pg r tive' pos tion to ,pe'rmit th ;spl t tu 1 Fig.9 is ya view" simil arjto Fig- 8, show ing the clutch 'in."operative position locking the spoo1 ,..'wit'h the shaft-Correspondingand like partsare "refei red. to in thefollowingdescription an Referring 1 h d w ga' liill l.

for the driving gear, -and the spool 4' flis journaled ona shaft'f-5which connects the J89 'dle or crank 11 fitted thereon, while the innerendaof the shaft engages a bearing. member'12 on a plate '13,said'plate; being arranged within the hollowhead andzsu ported at itsendsby tlie members 14:. '5

The end of the spool 4 adjacent the hollow with notches 17whichiareadapted to'interlock with clutch dogs 18 to lock thespool'; andshaft together. These dogs are carried by a plate or disk 19 which isloosely mount- 7. -A pin 20 extends transversely through conjunctionwith the disk or plate 19 is frictionally engaged by a spring 21 so thatthere is a drag upon the disk when it is rotated in either direction.This spring 21, as indicated more clearly by Fig; 5, is in the form of a,length of wire which is returned upon itself to provide a pair of arms,said arms being seated Within a groove 22 on the hub 19 and frictionallyengaging the same. One of the arms of the spring is extended andterminates in an eye 23 which engages a pin 24 projecting into theinterior of the hollow head 1 from the end wall thereof. The spring isthus held against turning with the cliskor plate and offers a slightfrictional resistance to the rotation of the disk or plate.

The dogs 18 are formed with swinging arms 18" which are received withinrecessed portions 19 of the disk 19 and pivotally connected thereto at25.. The plate 16 which turns freely within the clutch ring 15 isprovided with cam notches 26 which receive the dogs 18 and permit thelatter to become disengaged from the clutch ring 15 when the spool isrevolving in one direction, although upon any movement of the shaft towind the line upon the spool the cam facesof thenotches 26-instantlyforce the dogs outwardly into engagement with the notches 17 of theclutch ring 15, thereby locking the spool with the shaft and connectingit with the driving gear.

When thereis a relative rotation of the spool with respect to the shaft5, as when unwinding the line from the spool, the dogs 18 will beretracted into the cam notches 26 of the plate 16 and disengaged fromthe clutch ring 15, thereby releasing the spool from the shaft anddriving the gear so that it can be revolved freely. This position of theclutch is indicated by Fig. 8. This will be a very distinct advantagewhen casting,

and the mechanism which I have provided is simple and dependable in itsaction. However, if the handle lljis manipulated to wind the line uponthe spool, the rotation of theshaft 5 and the plate'16 thereon willcause the cam faces of the notches 26 in the .plate to force the dogs 18outwardly and bring them into engagement with the notches or depressions17 of the clutch ring 15 on the end of the spool. This position of theclutch is illustrated by Fig. 9, and the spool is then locked with theshaft and driving gear so that it can be positively rotated to wind theline upon the spool as the crank handle is turned. The spring 21produces the necessary drag upon the disk 19 to insure the proper actionof .the clutch.

While I have illustrated and described one particular embodiment oftheinvention, it will be obvious that many changes and modifications arepossible in the various details of construction without departing fromthe spirit of the invention as defined by the claims.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is v 1. The combination in a fishing reelincluding a spool, end plates, shaft and gearing for driving the shaft,of a clutch comprising a clutch ring projecting from one end of thereel, a cam plate rigid with the shaft and loosely received within theclutch ring of the spool, a disk loose upon the shaft and arranged atone side of the clutch ring, means upon the shaft for holding the diskremovably in position upon the shaft adjacent to the cam plate, the diskhaving recesses in one side thereof, dogs formed with shanks which arereceived Within the recesses and pivotally connected to the disk, theswinging ends of the dogs having'laterally projecting heads which arereceived between the cam plate and the clutch ring and are adapted to beprojected into engagement with the clutch ring by the action of the camplate, and drag means for the disk.

2. The combination in a fishing reel, including a spool, end plates,shaft and gearing for rotating the shaft, of a clutch comprising aclutch ring projecting from one" end of the reel, a cam plate rigid withthe shaft and loosely received within the clutch ring, a disk loose uponthe shaft, means upon the shaft for removably confining the disk inposition thereon adjacent to the earn disk, dogs formed with shankswhich are pivotally mounted on the disk toward the periphery thereof andextend inwardly toward the center of the disk, the swinging ends of thedogs terminating in laterally projecting heads which are receivedbetween the cam plate and the clutch ring and are adapted to be forcedinto a positive engagement with the clutch ring by the action of the camplate, and drag means for the disk.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature.

FRED MoKIMMY.

